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Parenting Style Has Little to Do With Kids Trying Alcohol but Lots to Do With Problem Drinking
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Joan Ball
Parenting style has little to do with whether or not your child tries alcohol but much to do with whether or not they become a problem drinker – this according to Brigham Young University research reported by Science Daily. According to the article (you can read it in full below) there is little parents can do…
World Cup 2010 Referees: Is the Certainty of Instant Replay Better than the Drama of Humanity?
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Joan Ball
I’ve been watching a lot of soccer this week. I’ve also been thinking a lot about “truth” and what is “right” and how we communicate with one another in light of the sometimes contentious comments on my last post, “There is No God: Understanding the Unbeliever“. If you’re following the 2010 World Cup, you know that…
Lausanne Blogger Network: There Is No God: Understanding the “Unbeliever”…
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Joan Ball
This is the first in a series of short pieces I’ll be posting on as part of the Lausanne Blogger Network, a group of Christian communicators from throughout the world who will be raising questions and discussing issues related to the Third Lausanne Congress on World Evangelism, which will be held in Capetown, South Africa in…
Obama “Whose Ass to Kick” for Gulf Oil Spill
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Joan Ball
Defensiveness + bravado = ?
GUEST POST: Lost in the Grocery Aisle by Laurie Russell
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Joan Ball
I came across this post by Laurie Russell of Russell Media last week and thought I’d share. Lost in the Grocery Aisle by Laurie Russell (posted with permission) I dread going to the grocery store. It seems each time I go I’m in a hurry, with a time limit hanging over my head. One time…
Ted Haggard Starts New Church…
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Joan Ball
The first time I ever saw Ted Haggard was in a documentary. He was joking with a few evangelical boys about how great sex in the Christian marriage bed can be. Martin and I looked at each other, made a few admittedly snarky comments ala, “thou doth protest too much” and thought little of it.…
Nobody’s Perfect, But We Are Responsible: Jim Joyce, Armando Galarraga, British Petroleum and Me
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Joan Ball
Veteran Major League umpire Jim Joyce blew a call at first, costing Detroit Tigers pitcher Armando Galarraga a perfect game. No one, including Joyce, is debating that the runner he called safe at first was actually thrown out. A distraught Joyce apologized to Galarraga admitting, “I cost that kid a perfect game.” He knew his mistake. He was…
Lady Gaga Discusses Her Religious Faith with Larry King…
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Joan Ball
Al and Tipper Gore Separating After 40 Years: Can Anyone Sustain Marriage for a Lifetime?
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Joan Ball
“Al and Tipper Gore Separating After 40 Years of Marriage.” The headline is here, there and everywhere accompanied by pictures or short videos of the much discussed (and rather awkward) kiss at the Democratic Convention in 2000. Pundits and insiders are expressing their shock and dismay about the couple’s parting ways and Tweeters are wondering…
Author’s Plan for Social Media by Chris Brogan: Does Intention Matter?
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Joan Ball
Author, marketer and social-media guru Chris Brogan posted a great list of suggestions for authors interested in raising awareness of themselves and their work via social media. It is comprehensive and, as one who have connected with many wonderful people through nearly each of the items in the list, I’m confident this plan would “work”. …
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